How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Part 2

I am happy that everyone here may actually be coming here after watching season 1 or maybe thinking of giving it a chance, It pains me so much to see the blind anituber bandwagon hate for isekai these days, though some are deserving of it, it also leads to some very unique and amazing ideas like this and fabiniku (the other great isekai this season) being thrown under the bus! Isekai is just an excuse at this point to get a clean slate, leapfrog, and create your own world with your Set of rules, this is absolute CRUX OF THE WHOLE ANIME IN THIS ONE genjitsuyuusha will be a failed product if it tried to do what it did back on earth. Now I get this can lead to a basic as Fuck annoying SAO clone anime but it also leads to the creation of true masterpieces like Mushoku Tensei, honzuki, slime, etc Though it may seem presumptuous, I am confident enough that with the level of World Building that has been given to this anime we can call it a great world like the above 3 (Tho the story and characters are not yet at the level of the former 3) “Just to fulfill the isekai checklist it had to make that same mistake, Add a harem” ~ Me in season 1 review I must admit I was wrong there…. Actually, these political marriages make a lot of sense hell we had them just about a few centuries ago too. This I have seen a harem being justified in anime without just ecchi XD, Liscia, Aisha, merchant girl all make for some powerful allies and also help him consolidate his powers due to their familial ties. Most of these make the harem aspect more sensible yes, HOWEVER, the girls themselves still remain very poorly written sometimes purely due to the fact that they don't add much to the plot other than being the MC s Q/A BOT. Liscia still only accompanies soma so that he has someone to explain shit to OFC while also being a Waifu XD. Aisha gets no dialogues at all unless it's about sexy time :3, Ronoa, even though she joined late, remains the most interesting of the bunch but gets limited screen time. The plot however improves even more after season 1! The setting is beautifully laid down, to start with a kingdom that isn't too well off yet has the potential, stereotypes such as magic being an end all be all halting technological advancements, refugees piling up due to war, War being just an excuse for many nations to further their power and much more! A history nerd is sure to love this premise and also the execution which is done exactly as would be expected and hence makes soma his own kind of cool! I can't sing more praise without spoiling, but be sure to check it plot(8/10) The best you can get if realistic fantasy is what you desire, The business aspect does not go into spice and wolf or maoyuu levels but remains relevant and believable and slightly better than last season. The war aspect is perfectly portrayed! Sacrifices, refugees, Bold yet hard choices are made and the topic of slavery is also handled in a mature and proper manner, unlike most anime where it is just for sympathy points. The other quirky and well-written characters other than souma are a welcome change, however, the main harem girls still were not explored quite as well, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CARMINE AND LISCIA RELATIONSHIP BUT THE ANIME JUST GLOSSED OVER IT AND WASTED ANOTHER PERFECT OPPORTUNITY. Characters (7/10) Characters are like walking on a tight rope the main girls for the most part remain as uninteresting as they had in season 1, I would really love it if this is rectified in future seasons(if there are any). Souma, Jeanne, and hakuya remain the strongest and most well-written characters, there is a good amount of mystery in hakuya’s character, and souma is a flawed and not immune kirito clone which makes the story much more fitting of its realist hero title. Certain new characters, although pretty unimportant are also quite promising and are also hinted to return hence this may as well turn into a massive colony of characters the kind that we see in tensura. I have ranted enough about the girls so ill omit it here. Art and animation (6/10) Not great, maybe a slight improvement in animation from last season. The art, although consistent is rather bland to the point that every character looks the same except ofc the eye and hair color. The background art is as generic as it comes in JC staff land but it's not bad to look at, But a jump in art quality certainly might have helped. The best part is the Well detailed MAPS that explain the current standings quite well I love every scene that includes it! OP art is a standard boring adventure character showcase. ED art is weak and forgettable as well. Sound VA (8/10) Nothing of note, most popular VA doing their role as well as they can, no standout performance but none are bad at all. OP is music-wise ok, ED is slightly better than OP IMO. If you liked the first season you are sure to love it even more ! If you arent sure yet and wanted to check out s2 reviews before watching, do not hesitate watch the first 3 of the first season , season 2 is the same but better!

It was worth watching. I'll be eagerly waiting for season 2. . I really love this anime. Characters are unique in their ways. The story is fun and it is rare for this kind of genre. There is also a lot of knowledge inserted throughout the story and you can apply that knowledge in your real life. The art & sound are not top-tier anime but the quality does not drop throughout part 1 and part 2. The story and character can compensate for art & music. I really wish it will have season 2. If you have never watched this anime before, I strongly recommend totry once. Let's support this anime together :)

If you've watched the first part, then you kind of know what to expect here, however I personally feel the second season is significantly weaker. The art is poor, in many places it feels lazy and like they put in the minimal amount of effort, and the CG while not terrible is unmistakably sub-par. The sound is average, there is nothing special here, nothing standout, in part 1 we had insert songs, here we don't even get that, we're not getting the 'song performances' that were a feature of part 1 What was good about Part 1 isn't as predominant here, instead, it mostly deals with the aftermathof Part 1 The problem is a lot of the story elements have evaporated, in the later half especially, where it mostly descends into unrelated sub stories, and shifts into wanting to focus into being more of a Harem anime than anything else. It had harem elements before, but Part 2 brings those to the forefront. One thing is, it's not as clever as it thinks it is, for example, it keep referencing Machiavelli's The Prince, yet there is good reason to believe that it was not intended to be taken literally. Machiavelli wrote the treatise for the tyrannical new Medici ruler of Florence, who had previously tortured and banished Machiavelli. Florence had been a Republic before the Medici's took over, and Machiavelli was pro Republican. So he commits many duplicitous or tyrannical acts often without mercy, and yet people are just 'fine' with it. In Part 1 his social reforms were met with pushback, which was the entire plot of Part 1, Yet in Part 2 his tyrannical actions are met with crickets. I quite enjoyed Part 1, I was looking forward to Part 2, but Part 2 turned out to be a massive let down.